The leaf eater lives on a dying planet
Where the moon is the only thing you see
The light strip beneath the dark clouds
Is a place the leaf eater visits each day
To collect sins, bad habits that
People wish to be rid of
He has no strange features and looks like you or I
Blending in with humanity
He finds one who needs him
Overhearing conversations
He presents himself to the desperate
Telling them he can help them
By ridding them of what bothers them most
Bring me a leaf, while holding it
Tell me of your problems.
This done, he eats the leaf
Telling that person all will be well
None will realise that when he has eaten
A million and one leaves
The one will take his place on the dying planet
The cycle will begin again…
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